Interpreting Slavery at North Carolina Historic Sites

An article in today's Raleigh News & Observer highlights a report produced by scholars at East Carolina which examines how slavery is interpreted at a number of historic sites across the state. I haven't read the report itself, but it's been my experience that state sites like Summerset Place and Historic Stagville do a pretty good job. The report notes that depictions of slavery at private houses is much more mixed. Interpreting our history, especially the more painful episodes, is a difficult thing, but it remains important if we are to understand who we are as a people. I'm going to try to get a copy of this report. I think it will make interesting reading.